HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator's Guide v4.0 SP1

A-2 HP Netserver AA Solution Administrator’s Guide
Marathon Interface Card (MIC) Specifications
Refer to Endurance Release Notes Release 4.0 for information about the correct versions of the
MIC to use in your server.
The MIC specifications in this section apply to the MIC shipped in the standard Endurance kit.
The specifications include:
• MIC Specifications
• MIC Fiber Cable Specifications
The MIC is a high-speed interconnect path for communication between the CEs and the IOPs.
There are four MICs in an Endurance server: one in each CE, and one in each IOP. Table A-1
describes the specifications of the MIC components.
The MIC fiber cables provide a communication path between the MICs in an Endurance server.
Table A-2 describes the standard cables shipped with each kit.
Table A-1 MIC Specifications
Component Specification
Expansion Bus Architecture 32-bit PCI with MIC Extended BIOS
Equipment Requirements One full-length PCI-bus slot per MIC
Connectors MT-RJ, fiber optics
I/O Address Automatically assigned by system BIOS
Interrupt Automatically assigned by system BIOS
Table A-2 MIC Fiber Cable Specifications
Component Specifications
Length Two fiber optic cables are 5 meters, and two are 10 meters in
length. The maximum length of fiber you can use is 500M.
Cable type Riser
Connectors MT-RJ to MT-RJ
Fiber size 50/125 micron
Fiber type Multi-mode